THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 000773

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL
PACOM FOR FPA HUSO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
SUBJECT: THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS
VETTING FOR: 1LT. TONGCHAI CHOBTHAM

REF: JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF 24 JANUARY 2005


1. (U) This is an action request for human rights
verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2.


2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State
Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Tongchai
CHOBTHAM, Light Aviation, WCN 1171 who has been selected to
attend the Signal Officer Basic Course at Ft. Gordon, GA from
03 Mar 2005 - 29 Jul 2005. Embassy Bangkok possesses no
credible information of gross violations of human rights by
this individual. Embassy Bangkok Political Counselor, Robert

J. Clarke, is the verifying officer for the
Embassy/Department of State.
BOYCE